Baghdad vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

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Baghdad Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person
$859
$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2087
$2953
🏠 One person rent
$386
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$730
$874
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$147
$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$476
$538
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
59
23
😀 Quality of life
52
47
🏙️ Population
8.13M
235K

The cost of living in Baghdad is 13% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 6246th and 5796th ($859 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Iraq and Guyana, respectively. Check Iraq vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Baghdad compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Baghdad ranked 1st best city to live in Iraq vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 6059th and 6383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baghdad vs Georgetown

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Baghdad Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.99
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.14
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.16
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$841
$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$509
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.3
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.6
$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.71%
7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2117
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$924
$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.5
$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$26.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.46
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.84
$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.95
$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.97
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.2
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.22
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.43
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.69
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.83
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$153
$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3224
$23107

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Ctesiphon
$737
33 km or 21 mi Abu Ghraib
$959
47 km or 29 mi Al-Karmah
$827
49 km or 30 mi Baqubah
$655
59 km or 37 mi Fallujah
$811
89 km or 55 mi Karbala
$579
96 km or 60 mi Hillah
$648
104 km or 65 mi Ramadi
$762
106 km or 66 mi Samarra
$675
147 km or 91 mi Kufa
$566
147 km or 91 mi Najaf
$585
155 km or 96 mi Tikrit
$636
159 km or 99 mi Al Diwaniyah
$495
160 km or 100 mi Kut
$631
190 km or 118 mi Ilam
$675
235 km or 146 mi Kirkuk
$498
240 km or 149 mi Samawah
$586
262 km or 163 mi Sulaymaniyah
$651
267 km or 166 mi Kermanshah
$963
291 km or 181 mi Marivan
$569
307 km or 191 mi Amarah
$680
308 km or 191 mi Nasiriyah
$665
318 km or 198 mi Erbil
$876
322 km or 200 mi Sanandaj
$449
324 km or 201 mi Baneh
$581
356 km or 221 mi Mosul
$596
364 km or 226 mi Saqqez
$597
365 km or 227 mi Khorramabad
$559
378 km or 235 mi Piranshahr
$490
378 km or 235 mi Mahabad
$466
381 km or 236 mi Andimeshk
$583
387 km or 241 mi Dezful
$588
389 km or 242 mi Bukan
$615
404 km or 251 mi Sinjar
$680
406 km or 252 mi Borujerd
$513
410 km or 255 mi Duhok
$652
411 km or 255 mi Hamadan
$453
420 km or 261 mi Malayer
$470
431 km or 268 mi Miandoab
$667
433 km or 269 mi Dorud
$518

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Distance City Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi Linden
$1015
93 km or 58 mi New Amsterdam
$1013
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$843
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$869
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1310
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$785
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$770
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$586
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$964
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1070
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1164
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1101
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1168
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$870
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1698
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$871
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1642
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1065
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1061
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$719
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$731
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1360
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1390
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$662
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$627
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$691
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$684
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$692
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$981
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$1004
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$704
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$821
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$783
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1159
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$752
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1665
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$787